... about and discussion before it was all packed up in a duffle bag ready to be weighed at the start of the trek. We also had to pack a bag for a night in Ollabtayambo in the Sacred Valley, where the trek would start from in 2 days time.

Once this was sorted, we had just enough time for a walk through Cuzco after dark to enjoy the Christmas decorations and lights in the town square before heading back to the hotel and conking out pretty much as soon as my head hit the ...

... over 7 hours on a bus from Puto to Cusco... The first 4 hours we ok, but I have learnt that on a hot day you never want to be at the front of a double decker bus - the windows despite the incredible view create a green house effect, I felt like I could have passed out at any time in the last few hours! We arrived safely but hungry, so after a quick orientation walk around ...